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...attacks came only a day after the start of a G-8 summit in Scotland attended by several heads of state, including Blair and President George W. Bush. Blair rushed back from the summit to London for emergency meetings, appearing in a televised address later that afternoon calling the day “a very sad day for the British people...
...statement last week after O'Connor's announcement, Bush vowed not to name his choice until after he returns July 8 from his trip to the Group of Eight conference in Scotland. He called for a "dignified" confirmation process and said he would consult with Senate members on his pick. Last month 43 Senate Democrats signed a letter calling on Bush to consult with them before choosing a nominee. Democrats like to recall that in 1993, when their party controlled the Senate and Bill Clinton was preparing to fill a vacancy on the court, he called Utah Senator Orrin Hatch...
...Live 8, a 10-city music extravaganza that organizer Bob Geldof called "the greatest concert ever." The free concerts in all the G-8 countries, plus South Africa, were meant to raise not money but awareness of poverty in Africa ahead of this week's G-8 summit in Scotland. Of course, it's not up to rock stars to decide whether the global antipoverty campaign will ultimately be effective. But they were still at their persuasive best. Sting, part of the star-studded London concert, below, rewrote the lyrics to Every Breath You Take to send...
...British activist Sir Bob Geldof—are designed to put pressure the leaders of the G8 countries to increase aid, cancel debt, and deliver what Geldof calls “trade justice” to Africa, in advance of this month’s G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, where Africa tops the agenda...
...There’s no use in your prime minister coming to Scotland unless he’s prepared to do this deal,” Geldof said in a taped message. “If he’s not prepared, stay at home, just stay at home, don’t come...